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COORG
STYLE
Thambattu:
Ingredients:
6 ripe bananas, 6 tsps.thambattu powder, 6 tsp sugar,
2 tsp roasted mustard seeds (sesame), 3-4 tsp honey
(optional), 4 tsp coconut (grated) and pure ghee.
For
the Thambattu powder: 1 kg boiled rice, a few cardamoms,
1 tsp fenugreek and salt to taste.
Method
to make Thambattu powder:
Sprinkle
a little water on the rice. Roast on a tava till it
is dark brown and crisp, roast the fenugreek and cardamoms
and powder all this along with salt into very fine powder.
Store it in an airtight container.
Method
to make Thambattu:
Peel
and mash the bananas. Add sugar and honey and thambattu
powder and knead into fairly thick but soft dough. Serve
in individual bowl, making a depression in the center.
Pour ghee with a sprinkle of roasted seasoning and grated
coconut.
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